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COMPARING TWO DIFFERENT STORIES |
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By Patricia Moriarty, Scotland Elementary, Danbury, CT |
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GRADES
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Grades 3- 5 |
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LEARNING GOALS
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- To create drawings of the main characters in a big book form
- To describe the differences and similarities of each of the characters
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LESSON PREVIEW
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The student's job is to make a big book of the main characters using the musical version of Cinderella by Rodgers and Hammerstein and another version of the story. |
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MATERIALS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
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- The Story of Cinderella used in the musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein
- A Cinderella story of the students choice (refer to bibliography for sources of books)
- Scrap Paper
- White construction paper ,pencil, markers, crayons, scraps of fabric, scissors and glue
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TIME ALLOWANCE
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3- 4 40 minute classes |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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- Publications:
Cinderella stories:
- Birstow, Catherine, The Golden Horse: An American Fairy Tale
- Climo, Shirley. The Egyptian Cinderella
- Climo, Shirley. The Irish Cinderella
- Cole, Babette. Prince Cinders
- Jackson, Ellen. Cinder Edna
- Louie, Ai-Ling. Yeh Shen
- Martin, Rafe. Rough-Face Girl
- Video Recordings:
- Cinderella, Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Brandy. Whitney Houston, Disney Studios, 1997
- Cinderella, Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Dir. Charles S. Dubin. Lesley Ann Warren. CBS 1964
- Cinderella, Dir: Wilfred Jackson. Disney, 1950 Classic Disney animated version
- Web Resources
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NATIONAL AND/OR STATE STANDARDS
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New York State Arts Standards
- Standard 3: Responding to and Analyzing Works of Art
- Standard 4: Understanding the Cultural Dimensions and Contributions of the Arts
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INTERDISCIPLINARY AREAS
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English Language Arts
Fine and Performing Arts |
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PREPARING THE STUDENTS
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- Students should have watched the musical Cinderella
- Students should read another Cinderella story and talk about similarities and differences.
- Students should be presented with other books that they can use for their project.
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THE LESSON PLAN
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Students will:
- Choose a partner to work with.
- Choose a story that will be used to compare with the musical story.
- Make a list of all the characters in the musical in one column of a two-column piece of paper.
- Make a list of all the characters from the book chosen in the second column.
- Decide who will do each of the characters. (Each person should do at least 3)
- Do a rough sketch of both versions of the characters using scrap paper.
- Write one sentence telling what is similar about each of the characters and what is different under each set.
- Show their rough draft to their teacher.
- Draw one version of the character on the top of a sheet of white construction paper and the other version on the bottom of the paper leaving enough room on the bottom for the two sentences.
- Add color and texture to the costumes by using markers, crayons and/or fabric scraps.
- Design a cover for the book giving a title, picture and their name.
- Put the book together with book rings or yarn.
- Fill out the performance assessment sheet.
- Present the project to the teacher and the class.
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EXTENDING THE LESSON
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Creating songs to fit the book version of the story. |
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EVALUATING THE LESSON
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Students will be given a performance self-assessment sheet to fill out at the end of the project. |
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CURRICULUM TIE-INS
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English Language Arts
Fine and Performing Arts
International Languages
Social Studies |
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